User Manual

Photoshop Graphics Import
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You can also preserve layer effects and the original structure of the file by importing the file in
two stages:
Example of Multilayered Photoshop Graphics Import
A multilayered Photoshop graphic might consist of a collage of still images over a background
image, with a layer of text. Separate layers contain each image and the text. The goal is to edit
the collage into a sequence, building it up one image at a time, and then add the text. The
following illustration shows the graphics and layers in Photoshop.
Your Avid editing application imports each layer as an individual matte key with alpha channel.
In this example, the graphic uses a background image, so the system creates the background
image as a master clip. (If the graphic uses a transparent background, the background layer is
imported as a matte key.)
The following illustration shows the layers as they appear in a bin.